kona0197

kona0197

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Windows Defender in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

So out of curiosity I decided to see if Windows Defender is running on my system. It is not. When trying to start it I get an error message saying it can't be started because Windows is using a different virus scanner. I have no other AntiVirus programs on my computer. It came with McAffee but I remove it. I'm using Windows 8.1. Any ideas, fixes?

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Windows 8 and WiFi in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

So I finally got a new machine for school. It came with Windows 8. Problem is with the wifi. I did a system recovery to return the system to it's factory condition. System worked flawlessly, and the wifi worked as it should. After the first batch of updates the wifi would no longer connect. Windows said the settings it had for the network no longer match. So I had to reset the router to get it to work again. Question is why is this happening? System: HP 2000-2b

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Reply to Can't remove Some Malware... in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Yes, so I did. As far as I know it's still over at my now x girlfriends house. Got into a verbal argument with her that resulted in a restraining order. I'm not allowed to get anything of mine from the house per the judge's orders. :(

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Reply to Can't remove Some Malware... in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

OK guys I think I have it handled. Ran all of the programs you mentioned and I guess one of them did the trick. Everything is back to normal. It's my Sister's computer. I no longer have one of my own so I use hers. :)

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Reply to Can't remove Some Malware... in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Chrome has NO extensions or ad-ons installed. I can't wipe the computer, it's not mine. Internet settings under LAN settings are just what they should be. No new software installed, that requires a password I do not have.

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Can't remove Some Malware... in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

So on the machine I use everyday I have an issue. I use Chrome. When in Chrome, I get constant redirects and popups. I have tried the following with these results: AVG full scan - clean MSE full scan - clean Malewarebytes - clean Superantispyware - clean Spybot - clean ADWcleaner - clean Hitman PRO - clean The popups and browser hijacks have to be some sort of virus. But all of these say the machine is clean???

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Windows 8.1 in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

So, to make a long story short, life has been turned upside down for me. Went through a bad breakup, and escaped with almost nothing. So I sold a few things I no longer needed, and bought a Windows 8.1 tablet. Tried a full size laptop first, but with my current situation, and the fact I am now more mobile than I ever was in the last few years, I went with the tablet instead. Nothing special about this tablet, it has a Intel Atom quad-core processor, 32 GB solid state drive, and only 1 GB of D

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Windows 8.1 and Gmail in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

So when I setup Windows 8.1 on my new laptop it wanted an email to use with Windows, and it had to be a Microsoft email. So out of curiosity I tried my Gmail addy and the system says it's a MS email. I know in the past I did something that made my Gmail addy a MS account, I linked something, but I can't remember. Is there a way to separate the two so that Gmail is NOT associated with Microsoft?

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Reply to Hard drive making a chirping sound in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Well I sort off solved the issue. I am using my backup drive for my main drive. My backup drive is a 650 GB laptop drive. All I did was create a new partition and used that to install Windows. Now I have to worry about backing up my data. I can store my documents and pictures on the cloud (yeah, yeah, I know...). I am just worried about where to put my 30 GB worth of music.

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Hard drive making a chirping sound in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

So about every other hour of computer use my hard drive is making chirping and beeping sounds. It happens especially when I am accessing large files or moving large files. Windows says the drive is fine, and a SMART check says the drive is fine. According to the program HD Tune the drive SAMRT status is OK, but it says the spin retry account is above the threhold. The program also reports the drive has a power on time of 27450. I have no clue if that is minutes, hours, or days. I know the dri

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Reply to Start 8 in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Google is not always the default search engine. Depends what OS you are using. Some Linux distros use DuckDuckGo as the default search. Still, my point stands. I'm pretty sure Google isn't the biggest contributor to Firefox.

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